1. You need: A pencil, eraser, highlighter and your ELA duo-tang
DIAMANTE POEMS
You need:
A pencil, eraser, highlighter and your ELA duo-tang

2. Diamante Poems Created by American poet Iris Tiedt in 1969
Diamante Poems are commonly known as Diamond Poems
The beginning and ending lines are the shortest, while the middle contains longer lines

3. Diamante Poems 7 lines long, does not rhyme
Each line follows a specific pattern
Can be either a synonym or antonym poem

4. Rules for Writing Diamante Poems
Line 1: a one word subject
Line 2: two adjectives describing the subject in line 1
Line 3: three verbs ending in –ing related to the subject in line 1
Line 4: four nouns total; two about line 1 two about line 7
Line 5: three verbs ending in –ing related to the subject in line 7
Line 6: two adjectives describing the subject in line 7
Line 7: a one word subject

5. H20
Water Cool, clear Rippling, rushing, roaring Liquid, hydrogen, oxygen, solid Cracking, shifting, drifting Crystalline, cold Ice

6. Writing Diamante Poems
Step 1: Pick nouns (a person place or thing) to be your subjects for lines 1 and 7
Step 2: Brainstorm as many adjectives (describing words), verbs (action words ending in –ing) and nouns related to your two subjects
Step 3: Choose the words you like best
Step 4: Word on the second and sixths lines with adjectives
Step 5: Word on lines 3 and 5 with verbs to describe your nouns (ing words)
Step 6: Work on line 4, using the first two words (nouns) about line 1 and the last two words (nouns) about line 7
Step 7: Put it all together in a diamond shape